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Just watched #01, and... seriously, why the fuck does SHAFT have to hipsterize everything? Looks like there still isn't a mahoushoujo series to beat Nanoha, yet. Too bad, because I like the Puni Plush art style and the costumes (especially Madoka's) are adorable. But... WTF paper cutouts? Really, SHAFT? I should have known it'd be like this after Bakemonogatari. Ah well.

Lol. Opinions differ. I don't like all Shaft shows, but I love their Shaftiness. And I think Bakemonogatari was a masterpiece.

As for this show, I think its wonderfulness is just beginning. We shall see.

I'll give it a few more episodes, but if I see any more paper cutout cotton balls with moustaches, I'm going to ragequit.

I'm going to expect that there are going to be a lot more cotton balls with mustaches around if they appeared from that unnatural thing. So if they only come when the place around our characters starts going bizarre then I'm going to expect them again.. But that's just guessing, we could see things worse then the cotton balls.

I put that and spell checker said "NO ITS WRONG" so I went against my nature and mashed it.

In any case, I agree. I like the feeling it gives, like separated from reality.

For me it's more of a candy for the eyes as well as a mesmerizing feeling. But most of all, a lot of anime try to be polished and clean like KyoAni. With anime like this I feel like I'm being treated to some fresh scenery. It's almost gritty I guess, but not really.
Take the glass buildings/structures for instant. It's a background thing but I like how Shaft still makes it stand out in a way. I sort of feel like they like playing with the stuff (especially Shinbo) that other studios don't really feel like changing. Not that other studios should start making crazy scenes like from Madoka or monogatari.

Hm, next episode of Madoka is about 5 hours from now. It has been a long time since i'm actually counting down the time until the next episode of my favorite TV shows. Waiting for Madoka gives me that heightened sense of anticipation that i haven't been feeling for, uh, years?

Also, i found this... "gem" somewhere in da intarnet.

Spoiler for it's xzibit:

Sup doc, we heard you liek GRIMDARK, so we put GRIMDARK in your magical girl animu so you can watch the Dark Magical Girl while you watch the GRIMDARK around the magical girls, enjoy.

Yeah, sorry for not adding anything to the discussion, folks.

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